Paris attacks suspect to go on trial in Belgium
The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks is due to go on trial amid tight security in Belgium. Salah Abdeslam was captured in Brussels four months after the attacks. The charges he...
View ArticleKenya’s tea earnings projected to rise 5pc this year
Kenya’s tea earnings are projected to rise 5 percent this year to Ksh 135 billion, up from Ksh 129 billion recorded last year. The Agriculture and Food Authority’s Tea Directorate says Kenya’s is...
View ArticleDomestic tourism, intensive marketing to drive hospitality sector in 2018
Increased room supply, intensive marketing, domestic tourism as well as international conferences are some of the main factors that will drive the hospitality sector in 2018. Analysts at Cytonn...
View ArticlePoland president ‘to sign Holocaust bill’
Poland’s president says he will sign a controversial Holocaust bill, despite angry protests from Israel and the US. Andrzej Duda defended the legislation, which will make it illegal to accuse Poland of...
View ArticleMogadishu truck bomber sentenced to death
Somalia’s military court has sentenced a man to death for his role in the country’s deadliest bombing last year, in which at least 500 were killed. Hassan Adan Isaq was accused of leading an al-Shabab...
View ArticleGerman industrial workers win right to flexible hours
Industrial workers in south-western Germany have won the right to reduced working hours as part of a deal that could benefit millions of employees across the country. Workers will be able to reduce...
View ArticleFormer Facebook, Google employees fight tech ‘addiction’
Two former employees of Google and Facebook have launched a campaign to fight what they see as the addictive nature of the technology they helped to create. The Center for Human Technology aims to...
View ArticleChild abuse images behind Apple’s Telegram ban
Apple removed messaging app Telegram from its app store because some users were sharing images of child abuse. The explanation was revealed in an email from Phil Schiller, manager of the App Store,...
View ArticleMPs travel to US on fake news mission
Members of the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee are in Washington to grill Facebook, Google and Twitter about fake news on their platforms. The hearing will question senior executives...
View ArticleReddit bans fake porn videos and photos
Reddit has banned “fake porn” – imagery and videos that superimpose a subject’s face over an explicit photo or video without the person’s permission. The move follows the development of artificial...
View ArticleCPF Financial services to roll out a Sharia compliant pension fund
CPF Financial services plans to roll out a Sharia compliant pension fund in the country as it seeks to diversify its products. The fund’s CEO Hosea Kili says demand for Sharia compliant pension...
View ArticleThose responsible for teen pregnancies to face the law, Kingi
The local administration in Kilifi County has been challenged to deal decisively with those promoting child marriages and taking advantage of minors resulting in teen pregnancies. Magarini MP Michael...
View ArticlePrivate home owners scale up demand for swimming pools
Private home owners now account for 80 per cent of total pool heat pump sales in Kenya, previously the preserve of hotels in the country. This is according to statistics by Kenya’s leading water and...
View ArticleIsrael warns Iran after launching major raids in Syria
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will defend itself “against any attack” after it carried out what have been called its largest strikes against sites in Syria in decades. Israel launched...
View ArticleBoko Haram releases 13 hostages to Nigerian government
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released 13 people who were kidnapped in north-eastern Nigeria last year, the government says. They include 10 women seized during an attack on a police...
View ArticleElgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot counties to flush out cattle rustlers
Residents, peace elders and area leaders drawn from Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot Counties have agreed to coordinate joint peace processes and flush out cattle rustlers in the region. Parties in the...
View ArticleOver 500,000 to receive bi-monthly cash disbursements
Over 500,000 people will now receive their bi-monthly cash disbursements of Ksh 4000 shillings in March this year. Among the beneficiaries will include old people aged 70 and above, the severely...
View ArticlePlans underway to transform cultural events in schools, KFCB
Kenya Film Classification Board-KFCB says plans are underway that seek to transform cultural events held annually at public universities to foster national cohesion, and impart positive social values...
View ArticleElderly folks hire interpreter to better understand current affairs
Fifty two elderly people from Migori County have hired an interpreter to update them on the current political news, a move that has been necessitated by their thirst to be informed about the status of...
View ArticleLenders advised to register pre-existing securities before Friday
Lenders have been advised to register initial notices forpre-existing securities before February 16th, failure to which they will be unable to effect security against third parties competing for...
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